United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has called for emergency talks between Azerbaijan and Armenia under closed doors following the conflict that is going between these countries over the ethnic Armenian region of Nagorno Karabakh. This meeting is to be held at 5:00 PM ET on Tuesday, following a formal request by Belgium, and a push by France and Germany.
Armenian and Azerbaijani forces fought over the region of Nagorno-Karabakh for a second day on Monday, with both sides blaming each other for resuming the attacks that reportedly killed and wounded dozens as the decades-old conflict has reignited. This conflict has been raging on since the last two decades, and broke out heavily on Sunday, over the region that has been under the control of the ethnic Armenian forces, although it lies within Azerbaijan since the fall of the Soviet Union.
Atleast 95 people have been killed in the most recent conflict, and over 11 of them had been civilians. Azerbaijani military officials also told the Interfax news agency that over 550 Armenian troops have been destroyed, including those wounded, a claim that Armenia denied.
This has raised fears of a potential war between these two republics, prompting the UNSC to intervene and play peacemaker. This is because the clashes have taken place in the middle of the annual UN general assembly.